School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, China.
Beijing Key Laboratory of New Energy and Low-Carbon Development, North China Electric Power University, Changping, Beijing, 102206, China.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Dec;30(58):122136-122152. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-30828-7. Epub 2023 Nov 15.
Clean energy development has played a pivotal role in economic transformation. Based on the panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2006 to 2021, the spatial Dubin model was used to empirically investigate the impact of clean energy development on green economic growth. Furthermore, this research selected industrial structure optimization as the mediating variable to analyze the mediating effect between clean energy development and green economic growth. The results are as follows. Firstly, there is a positive spatial correlation for green economic development, in which the level of green economic development in a region can be influenced by neighboring regions. Secondly, there is a significant positive relationship between clean energy development and green economic growth, in which the clean energy development has a positive impact on green economic growth. Thirdly, the mediating effect analysis demonstrates that the clean energy development can influence green economic growth through industrial structure optimization. Based on the findings in this paper, several suggestions are proposed. China should formulate a unified national strategy for green economy by coordinating and balancing regional differences, develop the clean energy industry to promote green economic growth, and pay attention to the intermediary effect of industrial structure to promote green economic growth.
清洁能源发展在经济转型中发挥了关键作用。基于 2006 年至 2021 年中国 30 个省份的面板数据，运用空间杜宾模型实证研究了清洁能源发展对绿色经济增长的影响。此外，本研究选择产业结构优化作为中介变量，分析了清洁能源发展与绿色经济增长之间的中介效应。结果表明：（1）绿色经济发展存在正向空间相关性，一个地区的绿色经济发展水平会受到相邻地区的影响。（2）清洁能源发展与绿色经济增长之间存在显著的正向关系，清洁能源发展对绿色经济增长具有正向影响。（3）中介效应分析表明，清洁能源发展可以通过产业结构优化来影响绿色经济增长。基于本文的研究结果，提出了几点建议。中国应通过协调和平衡区域差异制定统一的国家绿色经济战略，发展清洁能源产业以促进绿色经济增长，关注产业结构的中介效应以促进绿色经济增长。
